Antrim struck for a second goal through Ciarán Clarke and between them, McAfee (1-4) and Clarke (1-5), would finish with 2-9 between them.

Antrim led by 2-7 to 0-9 at half-time and they were eight points clear with 20 minutes remaining.

Wexford threatened a revival which brought them to within two points at the finish, with Conor McDonald raising a green flag in the 59th minute. But Antrim defended heroically, with Eoghan Campbell playing brilliantly in a ‘sweeper’ role, and Kevin Ryan’s men held out for a deserved win.